General Biology at Shaw University

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Shaw University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,283.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Shaw University General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Shaw University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Shaw University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Shaw University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Shaw University.

Shaw University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Shaw University since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shaw University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shaw University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	11

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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